2013 Academy Fellows
DIANE M. BILLINGS, EDD, RN, ANEF, FAAN,
Dr. Diane Billings is a pioneer in educational
innovation, particularly in relation to effective online
education, whose research, publications, and mentoring
of countless nurse educators have re-shaped the
landscape of nursing education. Through a long and
distinguished career, Dr. Billings has been a role model
educator, innovator, prolific scholar and visionary leader
who has challenged nurse educators to be scholarly,
creative risks-takers.
When nurse educators think of leaders in
educational innovation, one name always rises to the top
of the list, that of Dr. Diane Billings. Long before online
education became a significant part of higher education,
Dr. Billings was collaborating with colleagues to study best
practices in online education and share the findings from
those studies with the nursing education community
through publications and presentations. She is a life-long
advocate for nursing education, a contributor to the
science of nursing education, an innovator, and a
visionary leader whose impact on nursing education is
enduring and substantial.
PAMELA R. CANGELOSI PHD, RN, CNE, AN
Dr. Cangelosi has made significant contributions to
nursing education through her program of research focusing on
students and faculty in non-traditional nursing programs. Findings
from this research have helped faculty design quality programs for
this unique student population. Dr. Cangelosi mentors others in
qualitative research and has disseminated her work through
presentations at national/international conferences and in
respected, peer reviewed journals.
Dr. Cangelosi has a sincere commitment to enhancing
the quality of nursing education that is clearly evident to both
students and faculty colleagues. Through her program of research
in nursing education and mentoring of faculty and students in
qualitative research, Dr. Cangelosi is making important
contributions to the development of the science of nursing
education. She has an innate sense for what students need to be
excellent teachers and has inspired many to become nurse
educators. With her passion for guiding students toward their
career goals, she has inspired many to become nurse educators.
LINDA C. COPEL PHD, RN, PMHCNS-BC,CNE,
NCC, FAPA, ANEF
Dr. Copel’s contributions to nursing education are
establishing community partnerships and providing nursing
leadership. She teaches in graduate, undergraduate and
continuing education programs; and in hospital and community
settings, focusing on nursing education, health promotion and
mental health. Her career epitomizes the significance of living the
educator role and being a catalyst for the education of
interdisciplinary health care providers.
Beyond Dr. Copel’s teaching in the doctoral,
graduate, undergraduate, and continuing education programs at
Villanova University, she has assisted former students in national and
international agencies in meeting their current clinical challenges,
attaining goals and achieving Magnet status. She consults with
nurses to assist them in building their educational and research
programs to educate the next generation of professional nurses. Dr.
Copel’s professional involvement in the development of
community partnerships began 26 years ago at a community
mental health center, when she established monthly professional
staff education programs about providing comprehensive health
care for the mentally ill. She has personally taught more than 220
programs to over 4,200 health care professionals and created an
interdisciplinary peer group who now develop, provide and
evaluate their own programs.
LINDA K. DALEY PHD, RN, ANEF
Dr. Daley believes that as leaders in nursing
education, we need to support, mentor, coach, and facilitate
faculty development through creative, inclusive and futuristic
approaches. Her efforts include the development of
interdisciplinary courses wherein faculty and students from
across campus work as teams to solve system-wide hospital
problems for the purpose of creating healthy work
environments.
Dr. Daley has been a nurse educator for over 30
years and an assistant dean for prelicenusre programs for the
past 10 years. Her contributions include supporting clinical
faculty in promoting new models of clinical teaching and
developing novel pedagogical strategies that benefit both
faculty and students. In addition, she has helped to develop
interdisciplinary courses wherein teams of faculty and
students work together to improve patient outcomes.
NANCY DIEKELMANN, ANEF
Nancy Diekelmann, founder of Narrative Pedagogy, the
first research-based nursing pedagogy, is an icon and
inspirational leader in nursing education. A staunch
advocate for advancing the science of nursing
education she helped found national organizations,
conferences and institutes to promote the pedagogical
literacy of faculty toward co-creating meaningful learning
experiences with students and rigorous,
multiparadigmatic research in nursing education.
MICHELLE L. FOLEY MA, RN, CNE, ANEF
Michelle retired in July 2012 after forty-five years
of nursing. Michelle was the Director of Nursing Education,
Middlesex County College/Raritan Bay Medical Center; she is
passionate about the advancement of nursing education,
continuing education and lifelong learning. As President of
the New Jersey League for Nursing (2006-2010), Michelle was
involved in making positive changes in the Board’s direction.
She instituted the Annual Board Member Retreat to focus on
developing the strategic plan based on NLN
Recommendations.
Michelle believes in speaking up for what is right
and fair, as well as what is needed to improve nursing,
nursing education and quality care for patients. She was a
member of several New Jersey State Committees concerned
with “BSN in 10”; entry level and articulation models;
healthcare reform changes; faculty shortages; and funding
to support nursing education. She believes in the community
of nursing and supports the NLN vision of diversity. Michelle
participated in two Medical Mission trips to Ghana, West
Africa in 2010 and 2011 that became “life changing
experiences” for her life as well as for her career.
JANICE J. HOFFMAN PHD, RN, ANEF
Dr. Hoffman began her nursing education career
as a United States Navy Nurse Corps Officer, where her passion
for teaching and learning led to development of various
operational and interdisciplinary learning activities over her 25
year career. She has used her expertise with curriculum
development, teaching strategies, and evaluation methods in
both academic and practice settings. Dr. Hoffman has
provided consultation regionally, nationally, and
internationally on teaching and evaluation in the clinical
setting and with regard to issues related to addressing the
academic practice gap for new registered nurses.
Dr. Hoffman is recognized for her leadership in
nursing education innovations, beginning with her career as a
United States Navy Nurse Corps Officer when she designed
and implemented operational learning exercises for medical
personnel. Building on her expertise in curriculum
development, teaching strategies and evaluation methods,
she has provided leadership and consultation in the
development and implementation of educational programs,
both in academic and practice settings.
CHERYL HOLLY, EDD, RN, ANEF
Dr. Cheryl Holly is Professor and Chair,
Capacity Building Systems, Rutgers School of
Nursing*(formerly the University of Medicine and Dentistry
School of Nursing) in Newark, NJ. She has assured
integration of evidence-based practice across the
nursing curriculum with a strong emphasis in both the
Master's and Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.)
Programs. She designed in-depth courses preparing
nurse scholars and doctoral students in meta-analysis,
meta-synthesis, and knowledge synthesis. She mentors
faculty colleagues using flexible teaching strategies,
rather than a strict adherence to any one particular
teaching style.
Dr. Holly has designed in-depth courses
preparing nurse scholars and doctoral students in metaanalysis, meta-synthesis, and knowledge synthesis. She
mentors faculty colleagues in these methods using
flexible teaching strategies, rather than a strict
adherence to any one particular teaching style. She has
always seen her role in educating and
mentoring students as teaching them to out-perform her.
SARA HORTON-DEUTSCH PHD, PMHCNS, R
Dr. Horton-Deutsch’s contributions to teaching/learning
innovations are focused in the area of reflective practice.
She is a national and international expert on the uses of
reflective strategies in nursing education and clinical
practice. Her scholarship supports nurse faculty integration
of mindfulness approaches to their teaching, including
authenticity, presencing, non-judgmental practices, selfawareness and self-care explicated in her recent coedited textbook, Reflective Practice: Transforming
Education and Improving Outcomes. Her work is also
meritorious within the changing culture of leadership, as
recognition increases for collaborative, inclusive, teamoriented interprofessional leaders.
KARREN E. KOWALSKI, PHD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, ANEF
From the somewhat unique perspective as CEO of
a statewide nursing workforce organization as well as serving as
active teaching faculty in multiple settings, Dr. Kowalski has
focused on developing innovative programs to improve the
leadership, communication and presentation skills of nurses and
nursing faculty. Grounded in the belief that nurses as a whole
are significantly underutilized as leaders, Karren has worked to
develop both academic and non-academic educational
interventions designed to significantly increase the ability of
nurses to be effective and influential education, service and
community leaders. Notable among her nursing education
contributions are the development and implementation of
multiple innovative programs: Nurse Clinical Scholar, Powerful
Presentations for Novice Nursing Faculty and Leaving a Legacy
for Senior Nursing Faculty.
A focus of much of Dr. Kowalski’s research and
teaching is on the content and effective delivery of leadership
development courses for mid-career nursing professionals. From
her early work on Nursing Clinical Scholars to more recent work
with novice nursing faculty, she has worked to improve the
leadership, communication and presentation skills of nurses and
nursing faculty.
DEBORAH F. LINDELL DNP, RN, CNE, ANE
Dr. Debbie Lindell’s area of excellence is Leadership
in Nursing Education. She played key roles in launching the NLN’s
CNE Program and served as President of the Ohio League for
Nursing. Currently, Dr. Lindell serves on the CNE Commission and
Constituent League Leadership Committee. Since 2005, she has
been guest faculty for graduate nursing programs in Vietnam
and China.
Dr. Debbie Lindell’s significant contributions to
nursing education are in the area of Leadership in Nursing
Education. She was instrumental in development and initial
implementation of the NLN’s Academic Nurse Educator
Certification Program and has served the Ohio League for
Nursing in leadership roles at the state and local levels. Dr. Lindell
currently serves on the NLN’s Certified Nurse Educator
Commission and is Chair of the Constituent League Leadership
Committee. Internationally, Dr. Lindell has, from 2005 to the
present, been a course leader and major thesis advisor for
graduate nursing programs in Vietnam and China.
PATRICIA A. MAHONEY MSN, RN, CNE, AN
Ms. Mahoney’s substantive contributions to the profession
has an emphasis on faculty development. which includes
the work she performed to help create the Certified Nurse
Educator (CNE) credential. Ms. Mahoney was appointed
to serve as the initial chair of the Test Development
Committee. In addition, she served on the Practice
Analysis Advisory Committee. As a member, she helped to
identify the responsibilities of those who fulfill the full scope
of the nurse educator role. Ms. Mahoney was the creator
of the CNE Examination Self-Assessment Examination
which currently remains in use.
MELANIE MCEWEN, ANEF
Melanie McEwen is an accomplished nursing
scholar and academic researcher. Notabely, she has
been an author/editor of three major textbooks:
Community-based Nursing: An Introduction; Public
Health Nursing: Promoting the Health of Populations and
Theoretical Basis for Nursing. More than 100,000 copies
of her books are in print. Consequently, her work has
influenced thousands of nurses, at all educational levels.
Dr. McEwen’s most significant contribution
to nursing education centers on her scholarly works as an
author/editor. She has published multiple editions of
three major nursing textbooks, Community-based
Nursing: An Introduction; Public Health Nursing:
Promoting the Health of Populations (with Mary Nies) and
Theoretical Basis for Nursing (with Evelyn Wills). Each
book is directed toward a different level of nursing
student, and with more than 100,000 books in print, her
work has influenced the education and practice of
thousands of nurses. In addition to her books, she has
conducted and published nursing educational research
and other scholarly works intended to share information,
ideas and expertise with nursing educators across the
country.
DEE MCGONIGLE PHD, RN, FAAN, CNE, A
Dr. McGonigle’s extraordinary expertise and
contributions to nursing education are evident in
teaching/learning innovations and research/scholarship. At the
foundational level for distance education, she embraced
technology and creatively enhanced learning experiences using
innovative teaching strategies: listserve discussion forums,
interactive video, gaming and problem-based methods for face2-face and online students. Her research and scholarship spans
three decades and focuses on nursing education with 33 funded
research and training grants such as knowledge structuring,
collaborative case studies, neonatal nurse practitioner
preparation, faculty development workshops, perinatal
interactive video and incorporating instructional technologies.
Dr. McGonigle’s presentations and publications
disseminate her nursing education practice and research, topics
include knowledge era teaching communities, interactive video:
nursing student’s perspective, cognitive informatics:
transforming knowledge work of nurses, nursing
students/faculty using Web 2.0: implications for transforming
nursing education, and instructor/student stages of virtuality.
SUSAN D. MOCH, PHD, RN, ANEF
Dr. Susan D. Moch creates partnerships with
community agencies for learning and service outcomes
related to increasing evidence-based practice and
promoting diversity in healthcare. Though her work, teams
of undergraduate students are funded by clinical
agencies to obtain evidence for practice. Her research
with nursing colleagues, students and interdisciplinary
partners is widely disseminated through conferences and
nursing journals.
Dr. Susan D. Moch works with community
partners to create meaningful activities and outcomes for
student learning and practice change. Through the
development of successful interdisciplinary student,
faculty and community collaborations, Dr. Moch
encourages the use of research in practice. She promotes
a culture of scholarship in her organization and her work
with students encourages a commitment to future
evidence-based practice.
ANN M. O’SULLIVAN MSN, RN, CNE, NE-BC,
Ann O’Sullivan is recognized for her contributions
to nursing education in the area of leadership in Nursing
Education. Ann’s leadership is evident in her academic
positions, roles in many professional associations, and
educational presentations to thousands of nurses. Ann’s primary
contributions are in leadership development, application of
Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice in education and
practice, integration of QSEN standards, and advancing nursing
education of RNs.
Ann O’Sullivan’s area of excellence is in
Leadership in Nursing Education. Ann has served as President
of numerous professional associations in Illinois and is the coeditor of the book “The essential guide to Nursing Practice:
Applying ANA Scope and Standards to education and practice”
published in 2012, which received one of the AJN Book of the
Year awards for 2012. She has educated thousands of nurses
through publications, presentations and as a role model in
nursing leadership.
LINDA HONAN PELLICO, PHD, MSN,CNS, RN
Dr. Pellico has made distinctive and outstanding
contributions of innovation and creativity in in nursing
education. Her appreciation of the multiple learning
opportunities provided in the arts has transformed the
development of observation and assessment skills, truly
epitomizing the “Art of Nursing”.
Dr. Pellico is a clinical educator with a deep
interest in how adults learn and how individuals come to
embrace the nursing profession with compassion and
competence. She is dedicated to understanding and
developing effective and innovative techniques for clinical
education. Her research reveals that diagnostic observations
can be significantly improved by visual examination of works
of art, that the narratives of student experiences can give
insight into the process of learning nursing, and that aural
training with music improves auscultative abilities. She is a
gifted and inspiring teacher; but also a dedicated and
insightful scholar whose research and writing contributes to
the pedagogy and practice of nursing with substantive and
sustainable evidence-based innovations in nursing
education.
BARBARA PENPRASE PHD, RN, CNE, AN
Dr. Penprase’s contributions to nursing include the
development and management of an NP Geriatric Center in
the inner city of Detroit and programs for underserved
populations such as LPN, PCT, & CNA to keep people of
Detroit working in Detroit. Lastly, as an Endowed Professor at
Crittenton Hospital Health System, Dr. Penprase actively works
with the nursing staff through evidence-based practice to improve the
care, quality and safety of our patients.
Dr. Penprase has received several awards for her
outstanding contribution to nursing education. Her
educational pursuit has focused on offering vulnerable
populations’ opportunities to advance themselves through
programs that offer strong support systems to ensure success.
Very active in research, Dr. Penprase’s main focus is empathy
related to compassion fatigue as well as alarm fatigue related
to errors which has been enhanced in her role as an Endowed
Professor.
JANET M. PHILLIPS PHD, RN, ANEF
Janet Phillips’ area of excellence is in teaching and
learning innovations. Her work includes partnerships for
inter-professional simulations, research regarding
curriculum innovations, a model for adopting
innovative curricula, and the use of technology to
provide best practices in teaching and learning. The
outcomes of Dr. Phillips’ work impacts the progression
of nursing education at large through the adoption of
innovative curricula.
DEBRA P. SHELTON, ANEF
Dr. Shelton’s areas of contributions are related to
teaching/learning innovations and faculty development. In
2002, she and her colleagues started incorporating information
literacy in all programs at Northwestern State. She has made
several presentations on their work - locally, regionally,
nationally and internationally to nurses and librarians on
Information literacy. . Her work in Faculty Development includes
serving as a contributor to Mastering the Teaching Role (AJN
Book of the Year 2008).
CHARLENE E. SMITH DNS, MSED,WHNP, RN-BC,
Recognized for innovative educational design in online
learning and pedagogical uses of educational technology, Dr. Smith has
championed organizational change in practice and academic settings to
deploy new methodologies in teaching/learning to improve access for
nurses to quality education programs. Outcomes of her educational
research and the practical applications of teaching strategies are
disseminated through varied publications and numerous presentations.
An extensive background in nursing practice, leadership, and
education underlies Dr. Smith’s expertise to lead change, advocate for
nursing education, evaluate educational outcomes, improve educational
quality, and expand access to education. Recognized for innovative
educational design in online learning and pedagogical uses of educational
technology, she has championed organizational change in practice and
academic settings to deploy new methodologies in teaching/learning to
improve access for nurses to quality education programs. She is involved in
interprofessional education, expanding nursing research at the state level
through regional research alliances and maintaining practice connections
through her work with Magnet hospitals as an advisor to a nursing research
council and assisting with Magnet accreditation/re-accreditation activities
and nursing research projects. Outcomes of her educational research and
the practical applications of teaching strategies are disseminated through
varied publications and numerous presentations.
JANICE S. SMITH PHD, RN, CNE, ANEF
Identifying a major gap in nursing curricula, Dr.
Smith designed and implemented undergraduate and
graduate curricula on emergency and disaster preparedness.
Passionate about this skill in graduates, she advocates,
consults, presents, and collaborates with colleagues on
preparing the nursing workforce in disaster science. She also
partners with the local American Red Cross Chapter, preparing
graduating BSN nurses to volunteer as nurses in shelters for the
ARC.
Passionate that nursing knowledge about disaster
preparation and management execution should begin at the
time of basic nursing education and be reinforced throughout
a nurse’s career, Dr. Janice Smith resolved to integrate
emergency and disaster preparedness into curriculum to
educate nurses. She designed and implemented required
curricula on this content for undergraduate and graduate
students and went on to partner with the American Red Cross
to provide new graduating nurses the training course qualifying
them to serve with any regional ARC in shelter across the
country. As a result of this effort, she has been recognized for
this achievement and continues to collaborate with peer
colleagues to advocate, consult, present, and disseminate the
importance of educating new nurses in disaster science
knowledge.
PAMELA J. SPRINGER, RN, PHD, CNE, AN
Dr. Springer is known in the nursing community for
being a leader focused on creating and sustaining valuable
partnerships and for being a leader focused on ensuring healthy,
vibrant environments for students, faculty, and staff. As a leader,
Dr. Springer focuses on creating partnerships while doing
research and publishing on culture/climate in schools of nursing.
Dr. Springer is a tireless advocate for forging and
sustaining professional partnerships that have benefitted faculty,
students, and the community. She also has worked to ensure a
positive and healthy work and learning environment by empirically
measuring culture/climate in her own school for the last 8 years
and has recently worked with colleagues to complete a national
study on culture in schools of nursing.
JANE SUMNER PHD, RN, PHCNS, BC, AN
Jane Sumner, a New Zealand American, and is proud
of her contributions to NLN, having worked on
numerous committees, including serving as bylaws
chair for six years. She served two terms on the Board
of Governors. Her model of caring in nursing education
model has been used in several US schools and has
been read by nurse educators internationally.
ANITA S. TESH, PHD, RN, CNE, ANEF
Dr. Tesh is a skilled educator, mentor, and leader in nursing
education. She teaches all levels, from freshman to
doctoral. She serves as a resource for faculty, and was
among the first nurses in the nation to become a Certified
Nurse Educator. She facilitates new and traditional
methodologies for nursing education, including e-learning
and off campus programs. She consults with other nursing
programs, serves as a SACS Visiting Committee Evaluator,
and was selected as an NLNAC Evaluator.
LATRICIA D. WEED PHD, FNP, RN, ANEF
Dr. Weed’s contributions to nursing education
involve collaborative partnerships in the nursing community.
She facilitated the development of a research team in a
community medical center, resulting in improved hospital
and community healthcare. She designed an international
study abroad for nursing students, combining course
assignments, student projects, and cultural experiences.
Collaborative education and partnerships are
her most significant contribution to nursing education. She
facilitated the development of a nursing research team in an
area medical center, resulting in an active nursing research
team. Research ideas grew into significant research findings
that made a substantial impact on hospital and community
healthcare. She designed an international experience for
nursing students, combining course assignments, student
projects, and cultural experiences. Projects varied from
conference presentations to implementing nursing curriculum
improvement changes.
SHARON A. WILKERSON, PHD, RN, CNE,
A 30-year veteran in nursing education, Dr. Sharon A.
Wilkerson demonstrates a fervor for faculty development and
leadership that inspires faculty to continually grow as nurse
educators. She successfully led the development of BSN, APRN
and DNP programs in Texas and Indiana, many of which have
served as models to peer institutions. She maintains a strong
focus on faculty development and mentorship, which has led
to a significant increase in doctoral-prepared faculty among
her current team. Recognizing the need for new faculty, Dr.
Wilkerson is developing a master’s program in nursing
education at her institution.
SARAH J. WILLIAMS, MA, MSN, PHD, RN-BC, C
Dr. Sarah Williams’s area of excellence focuses on
innovative teaching and learning and leadership in
nursing education. Recognizing early in her career that
the use of technology to enhance learning inspires and
motivates more students to critically think, make choices
and execute skills. As a leader, she has focused on the
development of potential leaders in nursing. She has
mentored many nurses encouraging their growth from
entry into the profession and progression up the career
ladder - many breaking the glass ceiling to tread on
ground never walked before by nurses.
RUTH A. WITTMANN-PRICE PHD, RN,CNS, C
Dr. Ruth A. Wittmann-Price is a leader serving as professor and
chair of the Department of Nursing for Francis Marion University
in Florence, SC. Over the past three years she has increased
the number of undergraduate pre-licensure baccalaureate
students, led the development of a fully online RN to BSN
program, and developed two MSN programs (Family Nurse
Practitioner and Nurse Educator) to provide care to the
underserved, rural Pee Dee region of SC. Ruth is assisting
University administration to develop a School of Health
Sciences which will include an interdisciplinary focus and
expand the graduate offerings at Francis Marion University.
Ruth has also developed the nursing simulation laboratory
which is now is fully functioning and she has initiated a chapter
of the National Black Nurses Association for the Pee Dee
region.
JUDITH L. WOLD PHD, RN, ANEF
Dr. Judith Wold has significantly impacted the nursing
profession for more than 30 years by establishing the
Farmworker Family Health Program, an interprofessional,
service-learning experience for students at five universities.
She has also influenced the advancement of nursing in the
Post-Soviet country of Georgia. Her work serves as an
international model of excellence in nursing education
and practice.